Radiohead’s Thom Yorke gets creepy on ‘Suspiria’ soundtrack

This isn’t exactly a new Thom Yorke solo album, if that’s what you’re looking for.

“Suspiria” is made up of 25 original compositions written by the Radiohead frontman for Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic of the same name, mostly consisting of incidental music, creepy instrumental passages and only a handful of actual songs (anyone who makes it through the 14-minute “A Choir of One” deserves a trophy).

Of most interest to those who prefer Yorke’s non-soundtrack work are the songs “Suspirium,” a falsetto-led piano ballad that’s more pretty than eerie, and “Has Ended” an atmospheric piece with a mechanical beat and menacing layer of white noise that sounds like a sitar being strangled. Its counterpoint is “The Universe is Indifferent,” which is like “Tomorrow Never Knows” played at the wrong speed.

But the one that’s going to get repeat plays is “Unmade,” a slow-burning song that seems to dissipate into the ether midway through.